Strong and True

"We're #1" (1978 Cotton Bowl Classic)

In 1978, Notre Dame met unbeaten Texas before a record crowd at the Cotton Bowl. Though the top-ranked Longhorns were favored, the Fighting Irish dominated the game, as Vagas Ferguson (’80) and Jerome Heavens (’79) combined for 201 rushing yards. In recent interviews, the pair of Irish running backs, along with teammates Steve Orsini (’78), Ross Browner (’78), and Luther Bradley (’78) looked back on the victory that helped Notre Dame vault past Alabama and earn its tenth national championship.